Fruit snacks are soft, chewy confections made from fruit juice, puree or concentrate set with pectin, gelatin or starch, in gummy, leather, rope and bite formats. The category spans kid-focused character and shaped products, better-for-you organic and no-added-sugar lines, and fruit leathers and strips positioned as natural snacking. For wholesale and export buyers, fruit snacks are a high-turnover, kid-and-lunchbox staple with strong impulse and multipack appeal across grocery and convenience channels. Sourcing considerations are evergreen: these products are sensitive to heat and can soften, stick or fuse in warm transit, so temperature and packaging matter on long routes, and gelatin-based versions raise the same handling and dietary questions as other gelatin confectionery. Ingredient and claim labelling - real-fruit content, added sugar, vitamin fortification - is regulated differently by market, and gelatin sourcing carries dietary and religious-certification considerations. Buyers building a family-snack set often pair fruit snacks with Dried Fruit and Fruit Bars, and the format overlaps with Gummy Candy in the Candy set.